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Why The Toothpaste Makers Are Wrong!
Every year, the makers of the leading brands of toothpaste come out with their tips for the holidays, mainly angled at promoting dental hygiene. This year, they targeted fresh holiday breath, and the nation’s foremost fresh breath expert, “Dentist to the Stars” Dr. Harold Katz is crying foul.
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FIVE REASONS TO GIVE UP TANNING IN THE NEW YEAR
According to the experts at The Skin Cancer Foundation, there are five important reasons to give up tanning in the new year:
1.Studies Link UV Exposure to Melanoma
According to a definitive new study by researchers at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the genetic mutations that lead to melan.... |
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How Can I Avoid
The Horror of Holiday Halitosis?
Tis the season to eat like someone who was just rescued from a desert island. Office parties, holiday buffets, family gatherings and enough sandwiches made from leftover turkey to choke a reindeer.
But the holidays also mean lots of socializing, so how can you keep your breath smelling fresh even.... |
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Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staff
You have anxiety or depression — and exercise seems like the last thing you want to do. But once you get motivated, exercise can make a big difference.
Exercise helps prevent and improve a number of health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis. Re.... |
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H1N1 Flu: Keeping Pennsylvanians Healthy
H1N1 Flu: Keeping Pennsylvanians Healthy
Governor Edward G. Rendell has dedicated this entire special edition of his newsletter to helping Pennsylvanians protect themselves against the H1N1 flu. Please share this information with your friends and family members.
Slow the Spread of H1N1
H1N1 spre.... |
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Smoking & Home Fires: A campaign to prevent the #1 cause of home fire deaths.
Maybe your community was struck by a home fire that was caused by cigarettes or other smoking materials. Or perhaps your community has been lucky enough to avoid such a tragedy. The Smoking & Home Fires Campaign by the U.S. Fire Administration works to educate people about how they can prevent hom.... |
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Tibotec Therapeutics Recognizes National Latino AIDS Awareness Day With Information and Insights f....
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In support of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Tibotec Therapeutics is launching a new initiative to expand its commitment to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS issues in the Latino community. The company is sharing findings from the GRACE .... |
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Limited English Speaking Patients Closer to Being Guaranteed Quality, Equitable Healthcare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2009 -- Patients in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP) continue to face language barriers that threaten their health and undermine their well-being. But today they are one step closer to
quality, equitable healthcare with the launch of the first National .... |
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The Swine Flu and You: What Every Expectant Mother Should Know
There is a new strain of flu virus called the H1N1 or swine flu virus. This virus is quickly spreading throughout the world, causing much worry and fear among the general population and the medical community. Over 90% of flu cases this year will be caused by the H1N1 strain of virus.
As with the .... |
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With 2009 H1N1 Cases on the Rise, New CDC-Recommended Vaccine Helps Protect Families Against Illness
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 37 states in the U.S. now report widespread influenza activity - and nearly all influenza cases reported to the health authority are 2009 H1N1, also known as swine flu. How.... |
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John Hopkins Update
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY...
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests unt.... |
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Tri-County Association for the Blind Recommends Regular Eye Exams for Children
Harrisburg, Pa — Twenty percent of our nation’s preschoolers and one in four school-aged children have vision problems. Part of the problem is, that young children often do not know that the way they see the world is not the way everyone sees it. The result is that far too many vision problems r.... |
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Taking health information and education "on the road"
Our new Highmark Direct mobile marketing vehicles provide valuable health information to people when and where it's most convenient for them — on the job and in the neighborhood — at worksites and communities across Pennsylvania.
Along with the Highmark Direct stores, the mobile vehicles support .... |
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SUN SAFETY TIPS FOR INFANTS, BABIES AND TODDLERS
New York, NY (July 2, 2009)- Just one blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person's chances of developing melanoma later in life. According to one US study, 54 percent of children become sunburned or tanned in their second summer, versus 22 percent in their first.
"Children sh.... |
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Sexual Abuse Takes Toll on Victims
As if women who suffer from sexual abuse don’t have enough challenges in healing and moving on with their lives, a medical expert from the Mayo Clinic has revealed there are also physical side effects that plague victims sometimes as long as the emotional side effects.
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